CVE-2021-40219
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.034 · 89 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Bolt CMS <= 4.2 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. Unsafe theme rendering allows an authenticated attacker to edit theme to inject server-side template injection that leads to remote code execution.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–8.8
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-gprh-7767-cw39Code Injection in Bolt CMS2022-04-12ghsa · osvUS
Bolt CMS <= 4.2 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. Unsafe theme rendering allows an authenticated attacker to edit theme to inject server-side template injection that leads to remote code execution.
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references (11)
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- http://boltcms.comcnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-40219/cnnvd
- https://github.com/bolt/corecnnvd
- https://github.com/bolt/core/blob/3b21a73ebf519b76756d3ad2841312d10ef11461/src/Controller/Frontend/TemplateController.phpcnnvd
- https://github.com/iiSiLvEr/CVEs/tree/main/CVE-2021-40219cnnvd
- https://github.com/bolt/coreenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/bolt/core/blob/3b21a73ebf519b76756d3ad2841312d10ef11461/src/Controller/Frontend/TemplateController.phpenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/iiSiLvEr/CVEs/tree/main/CVE-2021-40219enisa_euvd
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